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H&M to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide

STOCKHOLM, Sweden | Swedish fashion retailer H&M said Wednesday it would cut some 1,500 jobs worldwide as a result of…

4 months ago

Losses deepen at crisis-hit SAS airline

STOCKHOLM • Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS, which has filed for bankruptcy in the US, reported on Wednesday deeper losses in…

4 months ago

Greta Thunberg is ready to hand over megaphone

FOUR years after launching her “School Strike for the Climate”, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg is ready to pass the baton…

4 months ago

Saudi Wealth Fund Makes Second US$1 Billion Bet on Swedish Gaming

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund has made its second $1 billion foray into the Swedish gaming industry this year as part…

10 months ago

PE firms lose allure in RM630b Swedish pensions market

By BLOOMBERG STOCKHOLM • Sweden’s state pension managers are looking for ways to gain more control over private-equity (PE) investments…

4 years ago

World’s largest Ikea to open in Manila

MANILA • The world’s largest Ikea store will open in 2020 in the Philippines as the Swedish furniture retailer presses…

4 years ago

Swedish start-up mulls listing in AbbVie Parkinson’s challenge

Stockholm • Lobsor Pharmaceuticals AB is considering an initial public offering (IPO) to supercharge European expansion after its Parkinson’s treatment…

4 years ago

Bookcases and biryani collide as Ikea tackles India

By AFP New Delhi • Ikea revolutionised homeware retail with affordable, self-assembly furniture with a Scandinavian twist, sold in stroll-around…

5 years ago

Swedish builder sidesteps Trump in bid to make US green again

Key to that strategy is to focus on individual states, after Skanska’s analysis showed that 17 states have joined the…

5 years ago